Stuff to do

The following questions are based on the Stage 4 Technology (Mandatory) syllabus. The related outcome is in brackets.

Design process [4.1.1]

1. Identify and describe the kind of research Ray Parslow and his team needed to undertake to complete the Fox Studios project.
2. Outline some of the key skills a graphic designer uses when talking to prospective clients and discuss their importance to the design process.

Role of designers [4.1.3]

1. Explain the importance of teamwork for a graphic designer.
2. Explain why an architect might be an important member of Ray's team.
3. Identify and discuss the different kinds of communication skills that a graphic designer needs.
4. What is a strategist? Discuss the role of the strategist in a firm like Ray's. Identify why a graphic design firm like the one Ray works for might need a strategist.
5. Identify the training, study and work-related experiences of Ray Parslow. Plan a possible pathway you could take to become a graphic designer. You may like to use the Myfuture web site http://www.myfuture.edu.au . Enter graphic design as a search term to see how you can become a graphic designer.
6. Voluntary or upaid work is an important way of gaining work experience. What opportunities may be available to you in your school or local community to develop design skills?

Design specialisation [4.1.2 and 4.6.2]

1. Discuss some of the ways that graphic designers address environmental concerns.
2. Promotional design is a design specialisation in the Information and communication area of study. Examine how the following factors would affect Ray's graphic design project for the Hong Kong six-star hotel:

•  aesthetics
•  socio-cultural
•  cost
•  physical and material properties.

Graphics technologies [4.3.1]

1. What tools and techniques do Ray's team use to create their designs?
2. Why does Ray use computer technology in graphic design?